Vagharshapat Election Observer: Armenian citizens must know they own  their vote

ArmInfo. Every citizen in Armenia must understand that they own their vote, and if they don't go to the polling station and fulfill their political duty,  their vote will go to other voters who do. Gohar Meloyan, human  rights activist and representative of the observation mission, made  this statement at a press conference in Yerevan, when presented  violations recorded during campaigning ahead of the Vagharshapat  Council of Elders elections scheduled for November 16. The observer  primarily pointed out the cases of blackmail against citizens.  According to her, people were intimidated by the idea that their vote  would be monitored by cameras. She also mentioned documented cases of  ruling party representatives organizing charity events in  Vagharshapat, noting that it is a criminal offense.

Additionally, Meloyan  mentioned  various types of vote-counting  fraud in previous elections in the country and assured voters that  their representatives would be physically present during the ballot  counting in Vagharshapat to ensure that every vote is counted and  reaches the candidate they actually voted for.